Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Incredibly tasty upscale Mexican restaurant. Not cheap, but great for a nice night out! Margaritas are fabulous, as is the little back patio.
173 locals recommend
Fonda
434 7th AveIncredibly tasty upscale Mexican restaurant. Not cheap, but great for a nice night out! Margaritas are fabulous, as is the little back patio.
One of our favorite new restaurants in the neighborhood. Very inventive Asian-influenced food. Try the brunch if you can't get in for dinner, it's outstanding and not quite as crowded.
203 locals recommend
Talde
8 Erie StOne of our favorite new restaurants in the neighborhood. Very inventive Asian-influenced food. Try the brunch if you can't get in for dinner, it's outstanding and not quite as crowded.
Giovanni is the nicest guy, and this is a friendly, inexpensive neighborhood spot. It won't be the most transcendant meal of your life but it's great for a simple night out!
26 locals recommend
Giovanni's Brooklyn Eats
1666 8th AveGiovanni is the nicest guy, and this is a friendly, inexpensive neighborhood spot. It won't be the most transcendant meal of your life but it's great for a simple night out!
Tofu Sushi
384 5th AveGood Chinese delivery if you want a night in. Really great Sichuan dishes!
Great quiet (and usually empty!) place a bit of a walk away. Staff is very attentive and the food is great.
80 locals recommend
Le Paddock
1235 Prospect AveGreat quiet (and usually empty!) place a bit of a walk away. Staff is very attentive and the food is great.
Best wine bar in the city. Incredibly knowledgeable staff, and a cheeky menu.
7 locals recommend
Terroir
439 3rd AveBest wine bar in the city. Incredibly knowledgeable staff, and a cheeky menu.
Bar Toto
411 11th StGreat brunch! and outdoor seating.
Coffee a little closer to home (right across the street!) that's not as good as De Luxe but is better than most! Crepes are also not bad.
Crespella Caffe
1658 8th AveCoffee a little closer to home (right across the street!) that's not as good as De Luxe but is better than most! Crepes are also not bad.
Brooklyn's own little coffee chain. They roast their own beans (of course they do, it's Brooklyn!).
36 locals recommend
Cafe Grumpy - Park Slope
383 7th AveBrooklyn's own little coffee chain. They roast their own beans (of course they do, it's Brooklyn!).
Good cheap eats mediterranean food. We usually get delivery, but they have a nice little backyard, too!
Bedawi Cafe
266 R Prospect Park WestGood cheap eats mediterranean food. We usually get delivery, but they have a nice little backyard, too!
Great neighborhood sushi. Inventive specialty rolls. Try the spicy tuna twister!
15 locals recommend
Ten Japanese Cuisine
440 7th AveGreat neighborhood sushi. Inventive specialty rolls. Try the spicy tuna twister!
Lenny's Pizzeria
1845 Nostrand Ave.Best classic Brooklyn-style pizza delivery.
Holy crap this pizza is good. Not classic NY pizza, and they don't deliver, but caramelized onions, black garlic, pancetta, and fresh mozzarella as possible toppings? Yes sir.
42 locals recommend
Toby's Public House
215 Columbia StreetHoly crap this pizza is good. Not classic NY pizza, and they don't deliver, but caramelized onions, black garlic, pancetta, and fresh mozzarella as possible toppings? Yes sir.
Famous for their brunch, but dinner is great as well. Sometimes difficult to get a table as it's a small place, but people in the neighborhood love it here.
31 locals recommend
Applewood
501 11th StreetFamous for their brunch, but dinner is great as well. Sometimes difficult to get a table as it's a small place, but people in the neighborhood love it here.
Everything Else
Great selection of wine, informative staff, and the back area has a "Cheap & Tasty" section -- wines for under $10 that are always great!
22 locals recommend
Slope Cellars
436 7th AveGreat selection of wine, informative staff, and the back area has a "Cheap & Tasty" section -- wines for under $10 that are always great!
Terrace Bagels
222A Prospect Park WestBest bagels in the neighborhood.
Drinks & Nightlife
Sea Witch
703 5th AveOne of our new favorites -- awesome backyard, great food, good drinks.
More of a biergarten than a bar -- tons of outdoor seating, bocce courts, decent food, and cheap booze.
89 locals recommend
Greenwood Park
555 7th AveMore of a biergarten than a bar -- tons of outdoor seating, bocce courts, decent food, and cheap booze.
This bar is so very Brooklyn. Awesome cocktails, every kind of obscure liquor you ever wanted, and great live music in the back room.
206 locals recommend
Barbès
376 9th StThis bar is so very Brooklyn. Awesome cocktails, every kind of obscure liquor you ever wanted, and great live music in the back room.
Neighborhood bar with GREAT food -- mussels and fries, burgers, etc. Really great beers on tap. Can get quite crowded on weekends.
97 locals recommend
The Double Windsor
210 Prospect Park WestNeighborhood bar with GREAT food -- mussels and fries, burgers, etc. Really great beers on tap. Can get quite crowded on weekends.
Sightseeing
585 acres, beautiful to run in (from home, a 4.28 mile run around the loop), picnic in, get lost in. We prefer it to Central Park, but so does its designer!
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
585 acres, beautiful to run in (from home, a 4.28 mile run around the loop), picnic in, get lost in. We prefer it to Central Park, but so does its designer!
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveRoses, cherry blossoms, water lilies, oh my!
A fun little afternoon, just don't go in expecting a major zoo experience!
540 locals recommend
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush AveA fun little afternoon, just don't go in expecting a major zoo experience!
Arts & Culture
Great venue and a variety of acts. Everything from comedy shows, NPR tapings, burlesque, meatball-making competitions, etc.
132 locals recommend
The Bell House
149 7th StGreat venue and a variety of acts. Everything from comedy shows, NPR tapings, burlesque, meatball-making competitions, etc.
Lots of great African art and special exhibits. First Saturday of every month there are films, music, talks, and the museum entrance is free!
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyLots of great African art and special exhibits. First Saturday of every month there are films, music, talks, and the museum entrance is free!
Essentials
CRAZY expensive, but gourmet and fresh food. We generally shop at the Park Slope Food Coop but it's members-only, and this is the closest place in the neighborhood for a huge selection of groceries.
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston StCRAZY expensive, but gourmet and fresh food. We generally shop at the Park Slope Food Coop but it's members-only, and this is the closest place in the neighborhood for a huge selection of groceries.
One of two places we go to pick up last minute groceries. Very small fresh produce selection.
Shop Smart Food Mart
238 Prospect Park WestOne of two places we go to pick up last minute groceries. Very small fresh produce selection.
Another little bodega, this one has more fresh produce but not as large of a selection on other dinner-making necessities.
Farm USA Corporation
214 Prospect Park WestAnother little bodega, this one has more fresh produce but not as large of a selection on other dinner-making necessities.